Music-roll and support therefor.



E, s. veis mais ROLL ANYQSUQQEI: THEREPGR.

MUSIC-ROLL AND SUPPGRT '.III'IEIREFOR.t

Specification ef Letters Patent..

Patented Sept. 10, 1907.

Applicnzmn ilml 06min! 13,195. Serial No. 282650.

130 it known glut I. l'luwxx Ym'isi'. u c-itizm nl i nl which thu fullmviug is n spl-t'ilit'ntiun. utfttnnpanit-rl hy drawings.

ThiA invintiun rvlatis printipiilly tu apparatus snth ilu.- pinnula, orf-livsl'rvllv, auulinn granel and thelikt', in which a pvrfurnml nina-iil shwr is uinpluye'tl. and is tlmwn rtnn und rmvuund upon ai musi@ roll.

Thi1 inwntinn nildirs partiiulnrly in lha funstrut'tiun uf the* mll unil it@l mounting.

ln the liest funn if thv invvntiun linnn-n to me finfl herein tltvSCrilh-Ll. it affords :i i'i-rrv inixpvnsii'@ winstruvtion ul rull; it pvrlnitsthi maximum' Width u1' music paper fur :L given distance lwt'wpfn ht'nrngs if the .supports for the ends of tlul rull: it simplifies amil imprm'es the mounting uf tht rull in thv instrument and facilitates the w15@ with which a rull ni-.iy ln insi-rtutl and taken out.

lt will lwhbviuus that smul parts if the inwntiun may he uniiLtL-tl and tht attendant aflvnnmgt-s sacri firm] while `still incnrpurating smut uf my nin-ill Char- :ittvristirs :mil Cmnhiuutiuns.

This' application imshxclrs :md is intvntlti tu suptrcmli my applt'aiiun 258.210. lili-d Muy 1. 1905.

ln the as'cfnupanjs'ing drawings: Figuri- 1V is a, 1Qngituflinal .f-ntiun through n. rull :intl its suppurts, 3g. :2 is an fanti iiv' uf sut-h roll Fig. lis ai faimi-ntl i'iiw nl Ilm driving (fluit-l1 mvmlmr. whit-li is usually at thc lright ond nt iht-`V roll, as in thtj planilla. Fig. 4 shuws if var-intimi of the saune. Fig. 5 is asi'iunal pvrspctivv i'ivw nf ihr: clim-h nivnilwr. Fig. 6 is a detail svttinnzil View nl ilifright hiinrl ruil unil with the munir' papt-r rvmuwil. Fig. 7 sliuiw a lmuliiimtimi of the rull cnil allziptml To copvravb in the sami.- mtin'ntar with tht' cluli'h invtuln-r. Fig` 8 is u tlvtnil i'irn' partly in sevtiun. uf the suppin't urct-ntvr im the frw'ly turning mul uf thtl roll which is at thv lill llanrl mill in pinnolns.

'Fhwv drawings 2u-4.* illustrntivtnl thi principlv u1' mi' inve-mimi and it: will bt uncvrstwutl I am desmininijiliiA lwst mail@ of wliit'h I hnwmntvnlpliwl applying huir principh. n'ithuut intrniling minvtrssnril v iu ri'nlrict myrwlf tu the: rlviaiils hi'rvin nivttimiml alltl shuvn. f

puf-w l'iimrrl. Cifllulnsv. ur tithvr inatil'in'l 11ml Manif mimml ir `mln-ink viii-y flif'vrunlly frnrn thu piilwr 2 ui Shwinuaiisheet whii'h is iullw 'ufmn it. 'llitl mrc muy lit* hulluw ilirnughfrut with aflvantngn. liuuglt il is Siillvitnl tur Smmpurrmsts nf tlm pri-:writ inw-mitm it' ille mida uf the ruil are recessud or holluwutl to an vxiifnt sttllitit-nt in mpt-rnttmvitli the Clutrhts Ur suppui-ts fur tht rnll. .-lnnulnr t'ntl flanges 3 nrtl prm'irli-d ut f-iirh vntl. Thi-wk nrt prvffmllly of l'ilwr ur uihvr suitalilv lungh uniti-rial su :is tu bv mail@ thin unil nur unnvtt-ssnrily infn-islilu-lvngth uf thi will. They arp in-vl'vrzxhLv arcuri-fl tu thu con hy a slome -i tlf,iliin slim-t mrftnl nr- Suimlrlo material hnving small flrtngts m' u. bt'titl 5 whii'll vxtvntk nvt-r thtinncr odge :intl unto tho mitm lum of iluflngv 3 and ounnns and src-uros thv flnngrnr liv-.ul .'l againstthi nlmttingnl @l lly thivti-rm "limiti" l mvnn in iniflnrlo :t porvrtly lint Hangt-'iis will n. the misml nr minuit-tl lurm shim-n plainly in tlw lgurvs. Thi* ntlzullugt of thil munflwl iwi-nx is that i1 pruviclt-s a ill-epm rinfuse ur llinf'h i5 for tvngnging thi' flutfh mmnliur. l. haw shown lvm nuit-hrs. rt-rt.-.-t=s ur intvrvnls 6 for ongziging Vthv tlutth mvniln-r. as will be pri-Scully tlcsi'rilwd;

hui if ig inmmfrrial zu the prinviplvs of the invuntiiiin u'litthvr nnior sm'vlnl Vnutt'hvs liv ustd undY wlnfiltir th(I liti-.irl 5 lnwntinuuus ur inttirrnpted at st-i'cnil ptiinls. ns fm'Y uxzimplr i117'. Thi' slt-(W0 4 is svt'urutl tu thil f'uri- 1 sililnlilv niv-ans. sut-h as a tulnllar rii'tt S. .l :uw 'cnil 'uf tht rull. tht left hand t-ntl furpia-nnlus. wht-rv 111tmll is at all ti1ni-i-` in tuin freely. thij cltttt-h i'tf-vssvs (i may he nuittvtl as thy thvrv strve nu functinn :ind tlivir mnissimi servus as a nimm feniprievvn ing thv :lt-iiilt-ntnl rvwrml ut' the` unrl of thi.l itill Whvn plm-ing il in thtA mzithinv. for witlwut the (-lulth rf #wens iht rull will 'nui ringago with thv driving tlllitli mmnlwr.

The driving tltltf-ll nii-inlior or suppurt for tlieoirl 0i' the rull that is :l1-ivm whs-n the full is living rowutunl, is prlwiili-(l with'a tvntnil prujuvtitm l0 which unters tlw hnlluw unil nf tht" ruil. :intl with an unter ur periphr-ml pui-limi Il which liti-ars ngninsi tht lwml ufthc roll :mil tlimvliy lixts Elu' puiiiian nitht roll linigiiudinally in tlxv nmrliintf; lit living unrltrstnml llmt it is vushiiuary to hun thi-.w rulls springqn'tlsseftl against thc driving t-lutifll at the right li-.intl sith nl Ih(1 machine liy' mvnns ut' n springqirtsst-tl suppul't at tlm ullivr in* luft lmnil i-nil if thi null. :is fur t-x-.unplv in the Wvll kimwn pi-.m ln} and a vnri'utl rctt'ns 113 lil-[wiwi tlif pvriphtrnl pnrtiun unl llw contr-.il pl'ujnt-tiun l() for rL-ctiving nml ncf'enummlnling the.` lit-nil 5, und n'ih :i pin ur molli i3, nl' which ilwrc may liu stveml if: engage will] nntl tlrif'@ thi)v )wird 5 and thumb): impart ruiiiiiem to tht-'m11 wlwnm'vr tho clutch mouiller is rlriwn, as in rtwimling,-tlwugll it will u1` coin-:iv be nndvrsmrxl tlmf v{hilf-a various mvinlwrs may hi interrupted or cut away, as in the variutinn shown in Fig, 1, withuut in any way modifying tlwir 'clmmcttritc func-tinus. lllliev the various parts .'uv nci'umtcly mudo by niarihinory, the peripheral portion l l, recesscd purtiun 12, and central portiun 10 may all nugly fit. against the laf,

opposing parts of the roll; in which case both the central portion l0 and the peripheral and recessed portions l] and l2 will serve to center-the roll and the recessed portion l2 b'enring against the bead 5 will also serve with the peripheral portion 1l to determine the position of the roll endwise. For less, ccurate fits the central portion l0 may preferably be tile sole4 means of centering the rol] on the clutch, and the peripheral portion ll the solo means eth1-string endwise against the roll and determining the position of it endwise.

The bearings in which the driving clutch member is mounted in the instrnnientnnd the means lor drivingr it being wellN understood in the art, are neither shown nor described. g

In order to provide for very great freedom of rotation of the roll, I provide a special friction reducing sur port: for centering the other end of the roll. ln the Well known pianola construction there is provided a socket mounted on an endwise moving,r rod and spring pressed so as to receive the pin in the end ol the usual roll and support the roll while iircssing it toward the right against the driving clutch member at its other end.

The present. invention provides a freely turning member having centr-.il projection 20 similar 1o projection l01`or entering the hollow in the end ol the roll, as already described, n peripheral ll'ange 2l for bearing endwise against the. roll, and a pivotal point 22 upon which the member freely turns with a minimum o friction against the hond 25 ol tht` spring-pressed rod 2G. It will be an equivalent to this it the point 22 is on the hend25 and the seatvlor the point 22 is on the rotative member. The details ol' the mounting of the rod 26 and the manner in which it is spring-pressed toward the roll so as to accommodate different lengths of rolls, and so as to hold the roll in engagement with its snpports at either end ner-d not be further described as auch functions are present. in the well known pianola. The head 26 has a suitable bearing surface, preferably converging to a point, lor receiving and centering the point 22, as shown, with a minimum of friction. In order to retain the freely rotating member in the head 25, a retaining screw 24 is provided which is screwed through the head 25. :is shown. and enters freely luto an annular groove 23 in the freely turning member of the support. The screw 24 prevents the parts from separilting without. in any way interfering with thtl rotation.

In order to adapt the supports to rolls provided with pins, the projection 20 has a central. recess 27 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, which is preferably slightly tapered to rem-ive and lirrnly fit the ordinary pin al. the left hand end ol' the usual form ot' aeolisn or pianola rolls; and similarly the right hand support or driving clutch may have an axial portion formed with lateral recesses, as shown in Fig. 3, [or receiving the winged pin or clutch engaging device of such a roll.

It will be ilndterstood that considerably greater Width oi paper may be employed inthe roll illustrated and described in coperation with the driving clutch, than with the ordinary winged pin, which latter with the usual thickness ol wooden head in which' th pin is GCUXQdLoccupic-s o. very eonsidcrablelength.

. In Fig. 7 a modilication of the roll is shown in `which the flange and sleeve are formed integrally of sheet metal but. adapted to copcrate in the same way with the same supports as the form shown in Fig l l lay Ilo specific claim to this loi-in, except so for ns it wil-rw sponde with the other form shown and nourrit-vllt' Doperates and combines in the some mty ith or roll supports.

The operation of my device is probably clear from the foregoing explanations. The roll is inserted iu the instrument, as is shown, by placing its let't hand end against the left hand support. land pressing il tothe left sufficiently to admit the right hund end ofthe rollopposite the right hand clutchI whereupon the roll is pressed to the right against the right hand clutch and thereby centered and thocluteh members are engaged by rotating either the roll or the clutch member until they spring into engagement under the spring pressure which tends to press the roll to the right hand.

The removal of the roll is the reverse operation and is obvious.

It will be seen that the bead in both forms shown in Figs. 1 and 7, Whether interrupted at one orsevr-ral points, constitutes in effect a clutch engaging proicction on the end of the roll, or a plurality of such projections, which is received in and engaged by the recess and tooth or teeth to drive the clutch member,

l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, together with Such modifications and variations as may be made by mere skill in the art, or Without departing from the principles o1' my invention, the follo'vvipg:

l. A music roll hnvlni; a tulmlar core. a lntornllyextending flange tit the end of sold von". and n sleeve secured within the t-nil of said roi-e find linvlm: an ont-turned head etoutllng;` over the lnner edge of said rhume for securing said flange ln posltlon.

l A musltroll linvlm.r a luhulnr core. n lnterally extendini; rianne at the end of sali! core. und a sleeve secored within the end of :mld core :und havin): an out*- ttii'neil bend exlvndlnt1 over the Inner edge of sull] flange for seem-lng sul() [hinge lu posltlon, sold head heini: provided wlih n t'hitrh member.

.'l. music roll lmvim: u tubulaivore. a lnteinlly extendlng flange nt the end of sillfl core. and a sleeve secured wlthln the endof suld core und having nn ontturnvrl head extendlne over t-lie [nner adire of said flamre for seem-lng said flange ln lioslrlon. snld head being ie ceased to engage n flrlvlntr t-liiteh meniheix 4. A music foil having n tulmlnr core, n luterally ex tending thin-,zr Ynl the end ol' mild core, n sleeve secured withln Il le endl ofsnltl core und having an out-turnyd head extenrllm: over the inner edge of said tlange for se iln'lni.: `wld flange' ln posltlon, snlll head forming nn unnulal projection upon the fnce :i clutch enlmtzlnt: notch or ret-ess formed thereln.

5. A musliI loll-llnvlni: il tuhulm` or hollow end, n lat eriilly oxtenillui.: Home. and n clutch engaging: projection adjacent to the sold hollow, salti elnlcli engaging projeotlon hein;v of nnnnlar forni nud notched or interrupted to co operate with n sultnhle ehm-Ii.

o. A mush' roll having n tnhlthir or hollow end, n latorally extending tlnirire, nml u rlgld unbroken tnhulnr sleeve portion'-sepui'tenfrom snld flange, the said sleeve portlon lmvlng'nieirtishfr securing sold flange ln position nud extvndlng wltlil" l hollow nr recess ln sold hollow end, und menhs'foll sernrlng the snld sleeve. portion ln said hollow end. 4

" 7. A musle rollfhuvlng a hollow end, and` a sleeve llttint',l luto mild und and havlng an out-turned bend at the end of still] roll provided with n clutch ln combination wlth n mechanical muslcal driving clutch formed with u centering portlon tlt into the end of snld sleeve and with magna lng the clutch member on suhl sleeve.

8. A muslo roll having u hollow end, and n sleeve nt- Instrument adapted to for engagor snlil Hanne and having l' engaging device.`

im; ngnlnsi llw atheiuf suid members. and the rotatwp` mvmlwr lulvim:4 1l venu-ul pmjvctiun for engmzlng the hnlluw und uf n musing roll und an uulor pmfllun ful' bearing uguinst Il vnd nf sul-h mil. und un uxlul recess 27 ln tin(l uuid pmjurllnl.; pnrllou Inl' receiving und rolullng with n roll plntlv.

Z2!)4 ln c-omblnatiun with the driving support for one 'nri of :1 music roll, und with the roll, an opposed support indi-pondent of ihe P611 for the freely turning end of tinA roll, Suid support rmnpl'isiug u rotnlivv and al nuxrrnlutivv moxnlwr, unv havingY u substantially sharp zlxlnl |minle|l jnurnnl und the other huvim,y s. coperutlng reces lwr cunterlng thesald pointed journal when the sume bears axially against li., the surface of Bald recess lun-lining und converging to the cent-ring point thm'eufand making mn taci: subsluntlally only with the lll nl Bald axial pointu] journal.

ln tesilmnuy whercmf I have signed thin xpm-itimlun ln the presence of two subscribing wllnossm.' 

